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particular_n of_o their_o priesthood_n and_o altar_n 1._o by_o s._n clemens_n romanus_n sect._n v._o by_o s._n paul_n himself_o sect._n vi_o use_v not_o only_o as_o argument_n ad_fw-la homines_fw-la but_o as_o such_o as_o be_v real_o conclusive_a of_o the_o thing_n they_o be_v design_v to_o prove_v sect._n vii_o sect._n 1_o first_o therefore_o i_o observe_v that_o this_o way_n of_o reason_v for_o unity_n from_o one_o altar_n and_o one_o priest_n be_v not_o first_o take_v up_o in_o the_o late_a age_n of_o the_o church_n but_o deduce_v from_o the_o near_a and_o fresh_a memory_n of_o the_o apostle_n ignatius_n himself_o who_o live_v in_o their_o time_n and_o be_v conversant_a with_o they_o and_o be_v by_o they_o make_v bishop_n of_o antioch_n we_o see_v use_n it_o have_v it_o be_v take_v up_o in_o ecclesiastical_a time_n the_o reason_v will_v rather_o have_v be_v from_o the_o term_n that_o be_v more_o familiar_a and_o usual_a in_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o church_n to_o other_o that_o be_v less_o familiar_a as_o from_o principle_n more_o easy_o grant_v and_o better_o understand_v by_o the_o vulgar_a they_o will_v rather_o have_v prove_v the_o necessity_n of_o one_o priest_n from_o the_o necessity_n of_o one_o bishop_n because_o this_o late_a be_v in_o the_o late_a usage_n of_o the_o church_n the_o much_o more_o usual_a name_n by_o which_o that_o office_n be_v know_v that_o therefore_o they_o take_v the_o contrary_a way_n of_o reason_v it_o be_v a_o plain_a sign_n that_o when_o this_o argument_n be_v first_o take_v up_o it_o be_v better_o know_v what_o be_v mean_v by_o priest_n and_o altar_n than_o what_o be_v mean_v by_o bishop_n and_o communion_n table_n and_o that_o it_o be_v more_o easy_o grant_v that_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o priesthood_n and_o altar_n do_v oblige_v to_o unity_n of_o communion_n than_o that_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o bishop_n and_o communion_n table_n do_v so_o this_o way_n of_o reason_v be_v plain_o accommodate_v to_o the_o first_o beginning_n of_o christianity_n when_o the_o duty_n of_o christianity_n be_v rather_o to_o be_v gather_v from_o concessions_n antecedent_n to_o christianity_n than_o to_o be_v recommend_v by_o its_o own_o authority_n which_o observation_n will_v withal_o add_v much_o to_o the_o validity_n of_o the_o reason_v that_o it_o be_v first_o take_v up_o before_o the_o extraordinary_a gift_n of_o inspiration_n cease_v and_o in_o fresh_a memory_n of_o the_o apostle_n themselves_o upon_o the_o first_o appear_v of_o the_o case_n of_o actual_a schism_n before_o the_o case_n of_o actual_a schism_n it_o be_v unreasonable_a to_o expect_v express_a censure_n sect._n 2_o of_o the_o sin_n of_o schism_n and_o if_o immediate_o upon_o the_o first_o appearance_n of_o the_o case_n they_o proceed_v on_o these_o principle_n in_o condemn_v it_o and_o withal_o the_o case_n appear_v before_o the_o memory_n of_o the_o apostle_n doctrine_n can_v have_v be_v forget_v then_o it_o will_v plain_o follow_v that_o these_o be_v the_o principle_n by_o which_o those_o early_a age_n be_v direct_v in_o judge_v concern_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o apostle_n either_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n leave_v no_o certain_a principle_n for_o preservation_n of_o unity_n in_o the_o church_n instruct_v by_o they_o or_o we_o must_v suppose_v those_o principle_n forget_v in_o so_o short_a a_o distance_n of_o time_n or_o we_o shall_v have_v reason_n to_o believe_v that_o these_o be_v the_o principle_n and_o reason_n on_o which_o the_o apostle_n themselves_o will_v have_v proceed_v in_o judge_v concern_v this_o case_n if_o it_o have_v fall_v out_o in_o their_o own_o time_n and_o they_o have_v thereupon_o be_v oblige_v to_o give_v their_o own_o judgement_n concern_v it_o this_o consequence_n will_v hold_v though_o the_o apostle_n have_v deliver_v nothing_o concern_v it_o from_o express_a revelation_n for_o in_o such_o case_n the_o providence_n of_o god_n plain_o suppose_v that_o other_o mean_n of_o human_a information_n be_v sufficient_a when_o it_o do_v not_o undertake_v to_o secure_v they_o from_o the_o error_n of_o such_o popular_a reason_n especial_o where_o the_o error_n will_v have_v prove_v of_o so_o dangerous_a consequence_n as_o they_o must_v in_o such_o a_o case_n as_o this_o concern_v the_o obligation_n to_o unity_n but_o in_o such_o a_o case_n wherein_o the_o apostle_n have_v be_v leave_v to_o their_o own_o reason_n we_o see_v it_o be_v usual_a for_o they_o to_o reason_n from_o popular_a notion_n receive_v among_o the_o hellenistical_a jew_n and_o therefore_o all_o such_o reason_n from_o notion_n so_o receive_v in_o the_o apostle_n time_n must_v be_v grant_v to_o have_v be_v secure_a from_o actual_a error_n whence_o it_o will_v further_o follow_v that_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o next_o age_n from_o notion_n popular_o receive_v in_o the_o first_o age_n must_v have_v be_v the_o same_o and_o therefore_o as_o certain_a as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v use_v by_o the_o apostle_n themselves_o thus_o unassisted_a by_o actual_a inspiration_n and_o indeed_o as_o infallible_a as_o inspiration_n itself_o when_o this_o be_v the_o only_a reason_n why_o inspiration_n be_v not_o give_v they_o because_o the_o inspirer_n think_v these_o reason_n sufficient_a without_o it_o to_o secure_v they_o from_o actual_a error_n in_o such_o a_o case_n wherein_o he_o be_v so_o oblige_v to_o secure_v they_o second_o therefore_o i_o observe_v sect._n 3_o further_o that_o as_o this_o reason_v be_v as_o i_o say_v take_v from_o notion_n antecedent_n to_o christianity_n so_o much_o more_o probable_o from_o judaisme_n than_o heathenism_n though_o both_o of_o they_o have_v altar_n and_o priest_n among_o they_o for_o heathenism_n be_v a_o religion_n whole_o condemn_v by_o the_o christian_n and_o therefore_o utter_o unfit_a to_o give_v any_o authority_n to_o reason_v for_o positive_a constitution_n but_o judaisme_n be_v a_o way_n of_o which_o the_o first_o christian_n be_v always_o very_o cautious_a of_o speak_v dishonourble_o most_o of_o the_o first_o convert_v be_v jew_n by_o nation_n and_o still_o retain_v a_o great_a reverence_n for_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o therefore_o with_o they_o such_o reason_n from_o old_a testament_n precedent_n must_v have_v be_v very_o prevalent_a beside_o the_o whole_a history_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n dispute_v s._n james_n word_n be_v very_o full_a to_o this_o purpose_n act._n 21.20_o not_o to_o trouble_v myself_o with_o name_v more_o according_o the_o first_o converter_n utter_o disow_v any_o design_n of_o abrogate_a the_o law_n our_o saviour_n himself_o profess_v he_o come_v not_o to_o destroy_v 17·_v but_o to_o fullfil_v it_o and_o one_o principal_a inducement_n make_v use_v to_o bring_v they_o over_o to_o the_o christian_a religion_n be_v indeed_o that_o moses_n 5.45_o in_o who_o they_o trust_v have_v give_v testimony_n to_o our_o saviour_n that_o of_o he_o all_o the_o prophet_n 10.43_o have_v bear_v witness_n etc._n etc._n and_o therefore_o all_o the_o change_n they_o own_v from_o the_o ancient_n establishment_n be_v not_o pretend_v to_o be_v from_o judaisme_n to_o another_o religion_n but_o only_o from_o a_o literal_a to_o a_o mystical_a judaisme_n from_o a_o circumcision_n in_o the_o flesh_n 29._o to_o a_o circumcision_n in_o the_o spirit_n from_o be_v the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n flesh_n to_o be_v the_o seed_n of_o his_o 11._o faith_n which_o he_o have_v be_v yet_o uncircumcised_a and_o this_o state_n of_o mystical_a judaisme_n itself_o they_o prove_v from_o testimony_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n itself_o as_o proper_a to_o the_o new_a covenant_n to_o be_v make_v with_o they_o in_o the_o late_a day_n in_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o which_o their_o so_o much_o expect_v messiah_n be_v to_o be_v prince_n this_o they_o perform_v so_o full_o as_o that_o upon_o the_o whole_a they_o make_v it_o appear_v that_o the_o literal_a judaisme_n itself_o